After I released EA25 I took a few weeks off, and then started working on EA26 in september. That's why I decided to update the game to the 2020.3 engine version for EA26. The initial experiments seemed promising and apart from some bugs the game even ran faster than before. In June this year, I experimented with updating the game engine to the latest stable release of Unity, 2020.3.

Also, Unity 5.6 has not been receieving bugfixes since early 2019 which isn't ideal. While this engine version has worked fairly well throughout the years, it is no longer officially supported by Unity which leads to compatibility issues with more modern hardware. Since its Steam release in 2017, Ravenfield has run on a now-outdated version of Unity (Unity 5.6). It's been a while since the game last recieved an Early Access update, I just wanted to let everyone know what I'm working on and why it has taken a while! Please make sure you have the latest mod tools installed when uploading a map for it to be tagged correctly!įinally, I want to wish you all Happy Holidays, I'll see you next year! This makes it possible to filter maps based on which tool they were created with. All maps created using the mod tools (IE ones not made using the ingame editor) are available under both the Maps and the Maps - Mod Tools tags. Other than the mod compatibility issues, EA26 plays pretty well so if you're interested in trying out the improvements to AI and performance, you should definitely switch to the beta branch! Unsure how to switch to the beta branch? Here's how!īy popular demand, I have added a Maps - Mod Tools tag to the workshop. In most cases, it's as easy as downloading the latest mod tools, changing a few asset options and re-uploading the mod. It is up to the modders themselves to verify and mark their mods as compatible with EA26, and you can find a guide on how to do this in the guide posted above. I have also added an EA26 Compatible tag on the workshop, where mods that are compatible with EA26 can be found. To aid with the transition to EA26, I have created a guide for modders on how to update mods to be compatible with EA26, which you can find here! I expect EA26 to launch in February.Īlso, as I mentioned in my previous post there are unfortunately many compatibility issues with older mods in EA26, most of which are outside my control.

I originally wanted to release EA26 before leaving on my winter break, but there are still a few issues that I want to tackle before making it available to everyone. The EA26 update is now mostly done, and is playable on Ravenfield's beta branch. Hey, I'm back with another news post about EA26, let's get right into it!

Ravenland early access